(Without necessarily disagreeing with your broader point...)
I also think the fact that people have been conditioned to think that way is a big part of the reason why there's such an enormous and growing wealth and power divide in the world today.
St. Charles is home to mega-churches and wealthy conservatives. The county went to Romney 60 percent to 39 in 2012. Here's Cottleville specifically compared with Missouri state averages:
- Median household income above state average.
- Median house value above state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
The tone of this letter goes after the lawyer more than Starbucks. (I.e., "Please apply the enclosed $6.00 towards the legal fees Ms Owen Kramer received for her efforts in nabbing Exit 6 [...] We realize Mr Bucks probably paid her more than Exit 6 made last year.") Hating the lawyers is a bipartisan national pastime, but it is a special interest of people whose reasons for doing it might be at odds with yours.
The bar is tiny, and Starbucks is huge. But before we get all 99%, we shouldn't assume this particular bar owner is arguing your case with his clever response to the C&D letter.
Whether the business owner has more disdain for Starbucks or Starbucks' lawyer doesn't seem like a particularly interesting distinction to me. I'm also not suggesting the letter-writer believes anything I'm saying here. I'll quickly concede that a vast minority of people agree with my take on this.
The argument that I'm proposing is only that the business owner didn't act unethically in violating the trademark or in writing the letter... regardless of his motives.
I also think the fact that people have been conditioned to think that way is a big part of the reason why there's such an enormous and growing wealth and power divide in the world today.
St. Charles is home to mega-churches and wealthy conservatives. The county went to Romney 60 percent to 39 in 2012. Here's Cottleville specifically compared with Missouri state averages:
- Median household income above state average.
- Median house value above state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of rooms per house above state average.
http://www.city-data.com/city/Cottleville-Missouri.html
The tone of this letter goes after the lawyer more than Starbucks. (I.e., "Please apply the enclosed $6.00 towards the legal fees Ms Owen Kramer received for her efforts in nabbing Exit 6 [...] We realize Mr Bucks probably paid her more than Exit 6 made last year.") Hating the lawyers is a bipartisan national pastime, but it is a special interest of people whose reasons for doing it might be at odds with yours.
The bar is tiny, and Starbucks is huge. But before we get all 99%, we shouldn't assume this particular bar owner is arguing your case with his clever response to the C&D letter.